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Submitted by timgkelly on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 22:28
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hey lads and lass's. This is a great site. Great forum too. I'm 28 and just bought my first bike...1983 honda nighthawk 450. Anyone around here ride one of these? Seems not too bad at the moment. Fairly ballsless, but easy to drive and work on.

cheers!!
tim

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Welcome to the forum! Glad to

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Submitted by owlie on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 23:28.

Welcome to the forum!

Glad to hear you are enjoying your new ride. :) Post up a picture so we can admire it.

The Nighthawk and Rebel 450

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Submitted by WeaponZero on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 23:42.

The Nighthawk and Rebel 450 were based on the old CB450 engine. it was built forever and only needs a little maintenance to practically outlast its owner. of course that doesn't mean the rest of the bike is as good.

i think that for honda to discontinue production of bikes based on their 450 engine was one of the biggest mistakes they ever made. look at their model lineup right now. there's nothing in between their 250 bikes and their 600cc repliracers in their model lineup.

Agree

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Submitted by JackTrade on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 13:56.

Totally...I really like the Nighthawk, and would love to own a new one, if it were available in something beyond the 250cc version. Styling is beautiful....manages to look both retro and futuristic at the same time.

With nearly every other manufacturer moving to add competent middle weights, I just don't get Honda's strategy.